New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-27
SOME RICH WOMEN.
FORTUNES IN PITTSBURG.

FORTUNES IN PITTSBURG.
PITTS BURG, Feb. 90" The Leader" tomorrow
will publish seven eight columns about the wealthy
women OF Pittsburg. Some noted for their
domestcity, others for their wonderful public display
OF jewelry and costly dresses, and others tor their
eccenrioty. Of the latter class the most striking ex-
ample Is Mrs Toomey, childess widow. Not one OF
thousand Pttsburgers has heard her, yet she has
over 81 600 900 invested in real estate She lives in
one room at the corner of GraGt-s aud Virgin alley,
not the most pleasant abiding place tor woman OF
vast wealth Mrs. TOomey does all her own work,
including tho OF her solitary and the collect
Ing OF her rents, bIg task even Tor an ableboded
man. Yet she is about sixty OF age She is tho
last OF fine old family the Murtlands. At his death
her husbands property was worth not cent less than
$20O0,00O 1t must have since been largely in-
creased. There to divide with the widow.
and her wants, simple as they are can be grntited
with the salary of Junior clerk Her tenants OFTEN
puzzl. themselves to the present amount OF their
eccentric andady's fortune and its disposition upon
her death makes still more interesting study =,
A wealthy and pretty young woman Is Miss Maggie
Milford. who created sensation at Cape MAY last sum
mer. Her wagon load OF trunks contained nnetytwo
dresses, and her frequent dinners and pleasure sails
in her own yacht events of the season She Ia
granddaughter OF General Robinson, aud, 1t Ia said Is
betrothed to an Eastern young man.
modest and unassumlng woman Is the wife OF Con-
gresham Tom" Bayne OF Allegheny City. She has
from two to four hundred thousand dollars in her own
right She ha. wonderful country house at Bellevue
few miles down the Ohio. 1t Is perfectly round in
shape and has remarkably odd rooms: round
half in the centre, following closely the lines OF the
house, is lit by skylight Mrs Bayne never fOrgets
ished Capitol society by chaperoning rural party
through the department buildings and the galleries OF
poorly atired vet they found hearty welcome from
the wealthy Congressman's wife. She had once
boarded with them in their sim pie mountain home In
Penn-y lvHna.
Mrs. William Darlington is q fret cousin of Mrs.
Schenley, nee Croghan. the wealthy PIttsburg woman
who when sixteen years of age eloped with and mar
ried English army officer, and has since resided IN
England Mrs Darlington Is daughter OF Generai
O'Iiara, and is worth from four to i've million dollars
She has literary tastes and owns library that ranks
very high.
Mrs. H. Kirk Porter wife of the locomotive builder
takes pleasure in entertaining visiting celebrities, and
IL ambitious establish salon In Pttsburg. She was
q widow with two children when she first met Mr.
Porter. That in New-York City, ana che pro-
vlcd home for herself and her little by colorDg
photographs. Her first husband was Mr.. Hegernan.
An interesting part OF her elegant residence IN Oak
land Is n $4,000 hall window. On 1t Ia pal ned
girl feeding peacocks. 1t was copied from famous
painting
Mrs Ross Proctor one of Pit,sburg's youngest and
arest brides married last June the grandson and one
Of the heirs OF Singer of sewing machine tame They
first met IN New York, whore Mr.. Proctor became IN
auated with her beauty and whence he followed her to
Pittsburg. lie took elegant rooms on Pcnn-ave and
lived the luxurious lie OF wealthy bachelor. The
marriage soon followed.
Mrs lIenry Phpps, jr has something to interest
callers ut her Allegheny City residence. Five windows
in the dnngroom have painted on them likene'ses OF
alone cost $4,000 Her husband IA partner OF
Andrew Carnege, and recently endeared himself 10
the hearts Of al Alleghen by providing green
houses tor the city parks supuatng that they should
he kent open Sundays as we'll ns weekdays ork-
ingmen are thankful tor this proviso.
When Thomas NJ. Howe, the steel manufacturer,
died he LETT his widow several million dollars AT the
time OF their marriage he was poor clerk; VINO men
the ceremony ha been Concluded hurried bach 10 ms
work. while his wiic, In company with some friends
visited an auction room, where SOM secondhand
furniture tor housekeeping was purchased. MI.
The wife OF III. &. Frick the coke kng, was MISS
Addie Child. Her husbands wedding present was -
pair OF diamond earrings, each tho axe oil silver
Mrs John Arthur recently figured In the news
papers az the wealthy aunt OF Nina IAN Zandt, the
Chicago girl Who married. by proxy Spie', the con;
10 d-inher Nina in the marriage took place IL
is not known whether the threat will bo carried out
Mrs Arthur was Miss Clark, and married a rejected
lover OF her mother When Mr. Arthur became old and
feeble he tell in love with the daughter. who married
HIM and nursed him until his death which occurred
about ten years ago by his wall r Arthur cur on all
his relatives. leaving his vito SiOOOOO. which has
since been greatly augmented. Mrs Arthur, who Is
about fifty years OF age, devoted TO foreign mission
AIRY work, and has penchant Tor presenting eieBmt
outfits t. lady missionaries.
Mrs Albert Childs, a beautiful woman, is fairly
idoErd by her servants. Tor whose exclusive dement,
she has gathered elegant Library
The wife of Mr. Reuben Miller, the steel manufact-
urer. has canary bird Tor which her husband Paid
$500 1t was at recent lair Tor tao bencht 81 th9
homeopathic Hospital that Mr. Miller bought IL, ana
the birds chet morit lies in the TACT that IT had been
tenderly reared by youn, daughter OF Bishop White
head.
The widow OF President Tom " Scott, OF the Penn
sylyana Railroad resides In Philadelphia. but che
was "a Pittsburg girl who earned ner own living by
painting photos apis She ~ Miss Annie Riddle
be ore mari age and hei father one oil the carly
editors Of The Pittsburg Gazette
TIE widow OF Thomas. brother of Andrew Carnegie,
Ia daughter OF the lato Mr.. Coleman, who built tho
Pittsburg Opera House, the finest theatre between
Philadelphia and Cleveland He gave her marriage
dowry Of between sixty and seventy thousand dollars
snd ut his death lett her halt million dol Jars She
has q wonderful old mansion on the Isle oil Dungeness,
on tine southern Atlantic coast, wnere she spends her
winters and where previous to her husbands deatn
she entertained hosts of guests magnificent yacht
added to their pleasures. ~ a,
Two wealthy little women OF Pittsburg are the
Misses Stella Hays and Irwin Laughlin The former
about fourteen years OF age, and one OF 10 IT hes
to five millions lett by her grandfather; nays inc
glass manufacturer She is attending tho Ogontz
School at Philadelphia, which occupies Jay COOKIES
old home Irwin Lau Chin, age ten ears IA an orphan
and the sole heiress TO millions Her parents mar
ri, ago was a sad ono Her father was then diving OF
consumption, and an extended tour OF Europe Pio.
longcd lite Tor briet period only Inc wiie dieu OF
grief shortly after the birth OF her little daughter AZ
Interesting TACT that nearly ali the stock OF the Oh
and wealthy Bank of Pittsburg is owned by ladies'